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Billionaire investor Yuri Milner relinquishes Russian citizenship

Billionaire investor Yuri Milner relinquishes Russian citizenship

(Reuters) – Israeli-Russian billionaire Yuri Milner said on Monday he has renounced his Russian citizenship after leaving the co..

EU countries eye deal on more energy measures within weeks

EU countries eye deal on more energy measures within weeks

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries will seek a November deal on more emergency measures to tackle high..

Factbox-European companies offer one-off bonuses, hike pay amid cost-of-living crisis

Factbox-European companies offer one-off bonuses, hike pay amid cost-of-living crisis

(Reuters) -Companies across Europe are offering one-off bonuses and are under pressure to increase pay to help staff with surging food..

Banking crisis breakthroughs win Nobel economics prize for Bernanke, Diamond, Dybvig

Banking crisis breakthroughs win Nobel economics prize for Bernanke, Diamond, Dybvig

By Simon Johnson and Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A trio of U.S. economists including former Federal Reserve Chair Ben..

Sterling slides as bets for aggressive U.S. tightening boost dollar

Sterling slides as bets for aggressive U.S. tightening boost dollar

By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling slid versus the dollar on Monday after Friday’s strong U.S. labour market data supported..

Renault and Nissan in talks that could reshape autos alliance

Renault and Nissan in talks that could reshape autos alliance

By Gilles Guillaume and Satoshi Sugiyama PARIS/TOKYO (Reuters) -Renault and Nissan said on Monday they were in talks about the future ..

Factbox-How Germany’s gas price brake is helping reeling industry

Factbox-How Germany’s gas price brake is helping reeling industry

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A German expert commission that has been charged with drawing up plans to ease the impact of high gas pric..

UK will not urge public to cut energy use, minister says

UK will not urge public to cut energy use, minister says

By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is not asking people to use less energy, climate minister Graham Stuart said on Friday, despite ..

World food price index falls for sixth month in Sept -FAO

World food price index falls for sixth month in Sept -FAO

ROME (Reuters) – The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell for a sixth month in a row in September, receding..

Chipmakers weigh on European shares; focus on U.S. jobs data

Chipmakers weigh on European shares; focus on U.S. jobs data

By Devik Jain (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Friday, led by semiconductor firms after weak earnings and forecasts from Samsung ..

Exclusive-Indian car makers propose tax cut on imports in trade deal with Britain

Exclusive-Indian car makers propose tax cut on imports in trade deal with Britain

By Aditi Shah and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian car makers have proposed cutting to 30% the tax rate on imported cars..

Luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch docked in Hong Kong

Luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch docked in Hong Kong

By Tyrone Siu HONG KONG (Reuters) – A luxury yacht worth over half a billion U.S. dollars belonging to sanctioned Russian oligar..

Swiss forex reserves down in September

Swiss forex reserves down in September

(Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank’s foreign exchange reserves fell in September, data showed on Friday. The SNB held 807..

UK pub operator Wetherspoon’s loss narrows despite higher costs

UK pub operator Wetherspoon’s loss narrows despite higher costs

(Reuters) -British pub operator J D Wetherspoon’s annual loss narrowed from a year ago, even as the company battled soaring ener..

Channel Tunnel operator GetLink joins other firms in pledging to save energy

Channel Tunnel operator GetLink joins other firms in pledging to save energy

PARIS (Reuters) – Getlink, the company which runs the Channel Tunnel, pledged on Friday measures to cut down on its use of energ..

German retail sales dip more than forecast in August

German retail sales dip more than forecast in August

BERLIN (Reuters) – German retail sales fell by a slightly more-than-forecast 1.3% in August compared to the previous month, data..

Sri Lanka top court allows proceedings against former President Rajapaksa, others

Sri Lanka top court allows proceedings against former President Rajapaksa, others

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapak..

EU wants to know if Microsoft will block rivals after Activision deal

EU wants to know if Microsoft will block rivals after Activision deal

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators are asking games developers whether Microsoft will be incentivised ..

Explainer-Caps and corridors: how can Europe contain gas prices?

Explainer-Caps and corridors: how can Europe contain gas prices?

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leaders of European Union countries will debate whether and how to cap gas prices on Friday,..

In Apple’s shadow, Google takes new route to face recognition on Pixel phones

In Apple’s shadow, Google takes new route to face recognition on Pixel phones

By Paresh Dave (Reuters) – Facial recognition returned to the latest Google Pixel phones on Thursday after a short hiatus due to..

IMF should issue new reserves to help countries tackle overlapping crises – groups

IMF should issue new reserves to help countries tackle overlapping crises – groups

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund should issue $650 billion in new emergency reserves to help its..

Adidas puts partnership with Kanye West under review

Adidas puts partnership with Kanye West under review

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German sporting goods maker Adidas on Thursday said it has put under review its business partnership with ..

EU sees more work ahead to implement Russian oil price cap

EU sees more work ahead to implement Russian oil price cap

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union on Thursday gave a final approval to its eighth batch of sanctions agains..

IMF’s Georgieva sees ‘darkening’ outlook for global economy, rising recession risks

IMF’s Georgieva sees ‘darkening’ outlook for global economy, rising recession risks

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund will next week downgrade its forecast for 2.9% global growth in..

France’s Ernaux, who long scrutinised self, wins Nobel literature prize

France’s Ernaux, who long scrutinised self, wins Nobel literature prize

By Justyna Pawlak, Simon Johnson and Elizabeth Pineau STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) -French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize i..

Cash crunch for British funds puts regulators under pensions lens

Cash crunch for British funds puts regulators under pensions lens

By Huw Jones, Carolyn Cohn and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – A scramble for cash by Britain’s pension funds after last w..

Citi expects global equities to rally 18% by end-2023

Citi expects global equities to rally 18% by end-2023

(Reuters) – Citigroup is expecting global equities to rise about 18% from now through the end of 2023, saying beaten down valuat..

UK nurses begin biggest strike ballot in more than 100 years

UK nurses begin biggest strike ballot in more than 100 years

LONDON (Reuters) -More than 300,000 members of Britain’s largest nursing union will begin voting on Thursday over a strike to de..

Bank of England says it will unwind bond market intervention once risks have subsided

Bank of England says it will unwind bond market intervention once risks have subsided

LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England will gauge the health of Britain’s government bond market before it unwinds the emergency ..

Nobel prize goes to pioneers of Lego-like “click chemistry”

Nobel prize goes to pioneers of Lego-like “click chemistry”

By Johan Ahlander, Ludwig Burger and Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Scientists Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless ..

German industrial orders slump more than expected in August

German industrial orders slump more than expected in August

BERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial orders dropped more than expected in August, dragged down by a fall in orders from the euro..

German tax authorities should show leniency to households, firms amid energy crisis – letter

German tax authorities should show leniency to households, firms amid energy crisis – letter

BERLIN (Reuters) – German tax authorities should show leniency towards private households and companies, for example by suspendi..

Game company Roblox enabled girl’s sexual exploitation, lawsuit claims

Game company Roblox enabled girl’s sexual exploitation, lawsuit claims

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A lawsuit filed in San Francisco on Tuesday accuses online gaming firm Roblox Corp of enabling a ..

Lloyd’s of London investigates possible cyber attack

Lloyd’s of London investigates possible cyber attack

LONDON (Reuters) -Lloyd’s of London is investigating a possible cyber attack, the commercial insurance market said on Wednesday,..

Stocks dip, yields climb as rate hikes seem to stay the course

Stocks dip, yields climb as rate hikes seem to stay the course

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks slipped Wednesday, ending the strongest two-day rally since 2020, while the dollar..

Explainer-What is an ‘everything app’ and why does Elon Musk want to make one?

Explainer-What is an ‘everything app’ and why does Elon Musk want to make one?

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Why is Elon Musk suddenly thinking about creating an “everything app,” and what does that..

Jeers, scuffles as trial of 2013 Spanish train disaster that killed 80 begins

Jeers, scuffles as trial of 2013 Spanish train disaster that killed 80 begins

MADRID (Reuters) -The trial of a Spanish train driver and a former head of traffic safety at national rail-infrastructure operator Adi..